Using Figure 3, draw indifference curves for each veto player (A and B) with respect to the status quo (SQ). Shade in the winset if there is one. Which of the potential policy proposals (labeled X1–X4), would win in a pairwise contest against the status quo?
A. X1
B. X2
C. X3
D. X4
B. X2
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